Careers & Guidance

At William Edwards School, we understand the importance of Careers Education and Guidance and pride ourselves on the high quality of provision that we offer our students.

For many of us, choosing a career is very difficult, there are a wide range of courses, qualifications, training programmes and careers available. Good careers education and guidance can give students a flying start. It will help them to prepare for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life and develop skills, attitudes and abilities which will help them to be effective in a variety of occupations.

We have an extensive Careers Education Programme on offer to our students, which is delivered through a wide range of activities and agencies; partly through our PSHEE programme with significant support from local businesses and an extensive programme of visits to and by local colleges and universities, through which, we aim to raise the aspirations of all our students and help them to reach their career ambitions.

One of the key points in planning for a successful career is the choice of option subjects in Yr9. Please feel free to browse the option choices available. The new 2014 Options Booklet will be published later this month.

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William Edwards School is operated by South West Essex Community Education Trust which is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number: 07693309. The registered office is at William Edwards School, Stifford Clays Road, Grays, Thurrock, Essex, RM16 3NJ. Registered contact: Peter Melville on melvillep@wes.swecet.org Telephone: 01375 486000 William Edwards school is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please click here to read our Privacy Notice and Cookie Notice Website proudly built by Lemongrass Media School Web Design